Volkswagen says it will eliminate 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, including 50,000 additional cuts on top of those already agreed. The reductions equal about 15% of its global workforce. The automaker also plans restructuring and major research investment, while warning that the futures of four German plants cannot be guaranteed.

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Volkswagen’s supervisory board approved a transformation plan on Thursday that includes cutting another 50,000 jobs as the group seeks to counter painful tariffs, excess capacity and aggressive Chinese rivals.

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Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board approved a comprehensive restructuring program called “Future Plan 2030.” The company said the plan is essential to restoring competitiveness and securing the group’s future.

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Volkswagen said on Thursday that it is targeting a 9% operating margin by 2030, up from 3.8% in the first half of 2026. The goal is part of a sweeping turnaround plan approved by the group’s supervisory board late Thursday.

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Volkswagen has approved plans to eliminate a further 50,000 jobs by 2030, bringing expected cuts to 100,000, or about 15% of its workforce. The German carmaker will halve its model range, while the future of four plants in Germany cannot be guaranteed into the 2030s, amid Chinese competition, weaker China sales and US tariffs.

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Former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is reaching a plea deal, according to a court document. He had faced multiple criminal charges over an alleged 2025 attack on a delivery worker.

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AI data-center startup Crusoe has signed a five-year cloud contract worth about $13 billion with trading firm Jane Street Group, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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A candidate for the Missouri House appeared in court for the first time on a federal drug charge. He is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would ask European countries to reimburse the United States for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine. Amid the ongoing war with Russia, he also appeared to signal a halt to sales to allied nations.

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ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok experienced outages at nearly the same time, while the reasons remain unclear.

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Mourners carried the coffin of a child who died in a US strike on a wedding in Kuhestak, near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran says five people, including two children, were killed. The Iranian Red Crescent is seeking an ICC investigation into a possible war crime.

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US Vice President JD Vance defends the United States after Iran said a US airstrike hit a wedding party, sparking outrage.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the United States is investigating an airstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran.

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Tunisia’s top court on Thursday upheld sentences of up to 45 years for opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen convicted in a major conspiracy case. Opponents said the ruling further entrenches President Kais Saied’s authoritarian rule.

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On the sixth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, the defence told the judge Thursday that one juror would not follow instructions on reasonable doubt and asked for the juror to be removed. The judge then addressed the jury on reasonable doubt and directed them to continue deliberating.

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The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial has ordered jurors to resume deliberations after a tense exchange in court. The defense said one juror “refuses to listen to the law” on reasonable doubt after the jury sent a note.

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Judge William Sullivan sent jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case back to deliberate after they sent him a note. The move followed the judge’s instructions on reasonable doubt.

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Jurors in Plymouth, Massachusetts are deliberating for a sixth day in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. They have twice said they cannot agree on whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

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For more than six decades, Gloria Steinem championed equal rights for women through her work as a writer, activist and public speaker.

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Gloria Steinem, a leading figure in the US women’s liberation movement, has died at 92, her foundation said. For more than six decades she campaigned for women’s rights, gaining prominence after exposing harsh conditions at New York City’s Playboy Club while working undercover, and enduring sexist criticism and harassment alongside major victories and setbacks.

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Gloria Steinem, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and an internationally recognised feminist activist, has died at her home aged 92. She advocated legal abortion, same-sex marriage and equal pay, and was a vocal critic of Donald Trump, saying the United States had regressed on women’s rights. She began journalism in New York in the 1960s.

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Gloria Steinem, the feminist pioneer, writer and activist who helped shape the modern women’s movement in the United States, has died at 92. Some of her most memorable quotes are being revisited.

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Gloria Steinem, the author and activist who became one of the most recognisable voices of the US women’s movement, has died at 92. The Ms. Magazine cofounder spent her life advocating for women’s rights, speaking at campuses, community centres, rallies and marches.

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Pioneering feminist and journalist Gloria Steinem has died at 92. She devoted her life to causes including reproductive freedom, preventing domestic violence and addressing gender inequality in the workplace, with activism that transformed women’s personal and professional lives.

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UEFA has asked US judges to compel FIFA and partners to disclose documents and testimony about FIFA’s failed plan to sell World Cup stakes, for possible legal action against Gianni Infantino. FIFA calls the requests a “smear campaign” and “fishing expedition,” arguing UEFA lacks standing and is improperly bypassing Swiss courts.

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Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, is seeking SEC approval to list equity products that would trade around the clock, as perpetual products gain momentum.

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